In recent years, researchers have linked lack of sleep with weight gain. The mechanism is thought to be a disruption of the hormones that control our appetite and cravings: When you are tired, you eat more. People eat an average of 222 calories READ MORE
The importance of vitamin D for optimal wellness has long been known in holistic medical literature. Vitamin D helps calcium to be absorbed from the digestive system into blood, ensuring a healthy bone metabolism and preventing osteoporosis. By way of optimizing the levels READ MORE
If you are watching your weight or sugar, you are probably mindful of what you are eating. However, many people don’t realize that there are hidden traps just waiting to mess up our healthy meal plans. For instance, beware of the buns in READ MORE
No matter what your job or status in life is—a financial analyst, an attorney, a construction worker, a doctor, a retiree, or a stay-at-home parent—we have all experienced the 21st-century pandemic of mental exhaustion and lack of energy. In my 20+ years of READ MORE
Reading a newspaper with a cup of coffee is a relaxing pastime, and our stores abound with a variety of organic and locally roasted options for coffee beans. Being a certified functional medicine practitioner and holistic doctor, I often get asked whether drinking READ MORE
Medical research over the last few decades has established a fact: A large portion of our immune system is located in the gut. It is not surprising because we are home to trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even parasites—collectively known as a READ MORE
Chances are you have experienced pain syndrome at one time or another, or you know someone who has. Let’s touch on the subject many try to avoid — addiction to medications in the setting of chronic pain and how to avoid it. After READ MORE
One of the supplements receiving a lot of limelight recently is CoQ10. Several of my patients and friends have been asking about it after hearing about its multiple benefits on TV and online. CoQ10 is one of the most popular supplements today, and READ MORE
In my last blog post, I explored the unbalanced thyroid through a Functional Medicine Perspective. Many of you may have in fact experienced the classic hypothyroid symptoms of fatigue, sugar cravings, weight gain, and depression. And if you have been diagnosed with a READ MORE
Prevention is a foundation of Functional Medicine which I practice. When I think of a disease that could easily be prevented if screened for early—Thyroid immediately comes to mind. In fact, almost 10% of the population is estimated to have some degree of READ MORE
Patient asked: I like to get my nails done around the holidays, but I heard on the news that the UV lamps at nail salons may cause age spots and even skin cancer. Do I really have to worry about this? Dr. Kogan: READ MORE
“There are many more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt in your philosophy.“ — Shakespeare, Hamlet 1.5. What images are evoked in your head when you pronounce the word ‘energy’? Most of us would think of power lines, lightning, storms, READ MORE
